Academy Awards quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which was the first sequel to ever win Best Picture?

   Answer: The Godfather Part II

   Why: Robert De Niro's Best Supporting Actor win as young Vito Corleone marked the first time two actors had won Oscars for playing the same character.

2. 2 Medium

   Where did Hattie McDaniel sit during the 1940 Academy Awards ceremony?

   Answer: A segregated table

   Why: The first Black Oscar winner was handed a small plaque rather than a statuette, and it later vanished from Howard University.

3. 3 Hard

   Who won Best Actress for a role performed entirely in Italian?

   Answer: Sophia Loren

   Why: It was the first time an acting Oscar ever went to a performance delivered in a language other than English.

4. 4 Easy

   Which film won Best Picture after La La Land was announced by mistake?

   Answer: Moonlight

   Why: Warren Beatty got the duplicate Best Actress envelope; La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz stopped the speeches to announce Moonlight.

5. 5 Medium

   For what price must winners legally offer their Oscar back to the Academy?

   Answer: $1

   Why: The rule began in 1950, so older statuettes are exempt: the Best Picture Oscar for Gone with the Wind sold for 1.54 million dollars in 1999.

6. 6 Hard

   Who won Best Actress for playing a mute woman in The Piano?

   Answer: Holly Hunter

   Why: Her co-star Anna Paquin, aged 11, won Best Supporting Actress the same night and became the second youngest competitive Oscar winner.